{"product_id":"1776-a-musical-play-paperback","title":"1776: A Musical Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherman Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of five 1969 Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Musical, this oft-produced musical play is an imaginative re-creation of the events from May 8 to July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia, when the second Continental Congress argued about, voted on, and signed the Declaration of Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherman Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e was a composer and lyricist, best known for the songs of the 1969 Broadway hit \u003ci\u003e1776\u003c\/i\u003e. The musical was a recipient of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Musical. Edwards worked with acclaimed bandleaders such as Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Louis Armstrong, and in addition to his work in music, he was also an actor and a dancer in several Broadway plays. He died in 1981. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stone\u003c\/b\u003e was an award-winning writer of film, stage, and screen who served as the president of the Dramatists Guild of America for 18 years. The first writer to win an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony Award, Stone attended Bard College and the Yale School of Drama and began his career working in Paris as a writer and news reader for CBS. Among his numerous successes are his first screenplay, \u003ci\u003eCharade\u003c\/i\u003e, which starred Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, the comedy \u003ci\u003eFather Goose\u003c\/i\u003e, and Broadway hits \u003ci\u003e1776\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Titanic, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWoman of the Year.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753692791072,"sku":"9780140481396","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/14799f08858c1c129cee0ca70ca98aea.webp?v=1780025667","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/1776-a-musical-play-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}